South Carthay, Los Angeles
Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
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South Carthay is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. Located south of Carthay Circle,[1] South Carthay was developed in the 1930s by Spyros George Ponty.
South Carthay | |
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South Carthay neighborhood sign located at 1025 S. Crescent Heights Boulevard (just south of Olympic Boulevard) | |
  South Carthay Location within Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′41″N 118°22′11″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| Time zone | Pacific |
| Zip Code | 90035 |
| Area code | 323 |
Geography
The neighborhood is bounded by Olympic Boulevard on the north, La Cienega Boulevard on the west, Pico Boulevard on the south, and Crescent Heights Boulevard on the east.[2] The neighborhood of Carthay Circle is to the north.
History
The South Carthay area became a portion of the City of Los Angeles on February 28, 1922.[3] Residential development in the area began during the early 1930s on land that previously grew produce for Ralphs markets.[4] Greek developer Spyros George Ponty worked with architect Alan Ruoff[5] to design 147 modest Mediterranean-style homes in the area.[6] While the builder's influence is found in Westwood, Norwalk, Beverly Hills, South-Central Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, South Carthay's Spanish Colonial Revival homes represents one of his earliest legacies.[7] All of the 147 homes designed by Ponty share red-tiled roofs and stucco exterior walls, wrought iron and glazed-tile detailing. Yet each home was built slightly differently from the next, with flipped floor plans and doors and windows in different places.[7] South Carthay remains an architecturally cohesive community, with few intrusions from the succeeding decades.[2]
Historic Preservation Overlay Zone
In 1984, South Carthay became the second neighborhood in the city to receive the designation of Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ).[7] The South Carthay preservation plan was adopted by the City of Los Angeles on December 9, 2010. Objectives of the HPOZ include: Safeguarding the character of historic buildings and protecting the historic streetscape .[8] The HPOZ boundaries exclude the commercial thoroughfares of Pico Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard.[9]